For many new mums, interacting with other new mums is one of the perks of getting to grips with motherhood.

After all, you're in the same boat, experiencing the same awe-inspiring highs, and sleep-deprived lows.

But as with your pre-baby life, there's a chance you'll be mingling with people who perhaps AREN'T your cup of tea.

Yes, just because you're a mother and someone else is a mother, doesn't necessarily mean you'll bond automatically over developmental milestones and In the Night Garden.

With her second lot of maternity leave under her belt, Zeena Moolla has had time to observe her fellow mums.

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Describing them as 'all lovely, all knackered but all different' she does admit: "Maternity leave is a minefield. Rhyme Time, coffee mornings, NCT meet-ups: whatever your choice of baby group, it can all become as tribal as the playground."

With this in the mind, she has taken to her blog to put together a tongue-in-cheek list of the seven types of mother you may meet at the playground, but may want to avoid...

1. Martyr Mum

"She believes sacrificing sleep, night after night, for her ‘helpless little one’ is the measure of a good mum.

"She regularly posts in baby forums under the username ‘Amelia’s mummy’, and loves to punctuate with a twee ‘LOL’ and smiley winky face.

4. Snooty mum

"This mum type will rant loudly, in well-enunciated words, about the sort of parent who takes their child to McDonald’s.

"Or uses Peppa and a big bag of Mini Cheddars to babysit their kid.

"Expect to hear the words ‘lazy’, ‘irresponsible’ and in especially scornful tones, ‘common’."

How to spot her at mother and baby groups:

"She’s the well-groomed woman with a pair of over-sized sunglasses perched on her head (in all weathers), sipping an enormous Starbucks coffee, jangling her car keys just to show this badly-dressed rabble she’s not planning on stopping long."

5. Gym mum

"Complain about the extra three or four stone of post-pregnancy weight you’re lumbering around to this mum, and she’ll pinch a titchy bit of skin, before bemoaning the whole three or four pounds she’s been trying to shift.

Is this the closest to the gym you get? (Image: Flickr/speedpropertybuyers.co.uk/)

"And her baby is already FOUR WEEKS OLD!

"Try to resist the urge of punching her in the face because then everyone will really know you’re just jealous."

How to spot her at mother and baby groups:

"Her toned physique amid the surrounding jelly, post-baby bellies should make her easy to spot, but failing that, the many sponsorship forms for the latest 10k she’s dishing out, should do the trick."

6. Girl-next-door mum

"This mother is probably one of the youngest mums in the group and while nice enough, is a bit dull frankly.

"Very provincial, she’ll sweetly tell you a long and boring story about how she and her best friend gave birth within days of each other, which apparently is just ‘so funny’ because they’ve always done everything together."

"Refrain from asking if they go to the toilet together too. It won’t be appreciated."

How to spot her at mother and baby groups:

"She’s the one with the home-baked treats, pretty hair grip in her hair and is nearly always accompanied by her nice-lady-next-door mum."

7. NEUROTIC MUM

"Likely to be the most mature member of the group, this mum-type is so visibly stressed she looks almost savage."

"Dare to speak to her as she attempts to bundle a toddler and baby into the car and you’re likely to get shot a look that makes you feel like you’ve just defecated on her doorstep."

How to spot her at mother and baby groups:

"She’s the one with the feral hair, last night’s red wine all over her elasticated jeans and pendulous breasts thanks to a very ill-fitting maternity bra she hasn’t had time to replace.